The horologic Master of Understatement has just pulled the covers off one of his latest creations in advance of this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva. The new 2011 Richard Mille RM 028 Americas Diver is a 30-piece limited edition manufactured exclusively for the US and South American markets. The Richard Mille [...]

Do you ever wake up on a morning and absent-mindedly try to strap your car to your wrist? You do? Well, in case you are such an individual, Linde Werdelin will soon have the watch for you in the guise of a new SpidoLite Chronograph! Linde Werdelin SpidoLite taster image And even more so if [...]

Blancpain present a preview of next year’s tribute to Saint Valentine to be unveiled at SIHH 2011 – the Blancpain Saint-Valentin 2011.  Unlike last year’s curly pear-shaped beauty, this one has what every girl really wants – diamonds, hearts and a flyback chronograph with complete calendar moonphase. A heart-shaped ruby at 12 and a heart-tipped [...]

IWC present a new limited edition piece – the IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 2010. A Perpetual Calendar is a remarkable piece of micro engineering.  Comprising several hundred parts, a perpetual calendar module quite literally counts the days, taking into account the variations of days in each month.  This is a watchmaking complication so intelligent that [...]

Stepan Sarpaneva presents a new piece – the Sarpaneva Korona Moonshine.   The Moonphase function – a captivating, ethereal feature on a watch dial, often appearing on a background embellished with golden stars.  Blancpain have a characteristic little “man-on-the-moon” – happy and heavenly, De Bethune use a stunning spherical little ball which rotates on its [...]

To add to their 150th Anniversary releases, Chopard present a new limited edition piece – the Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon Esprit de Fleurier. The piece bears tribute to both Louis-Ulysse Chopard who established a watchmaking business in 1860 and to the unique and beautiful art of Fleurisanne engraving, a technique which can be appreciated through the [...]

Panerai present a new limiited edition watch – the Panerai Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Taipei limited edtion watch. The piece celebrates the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan which until this year was the world’s tallest building and where on the basement retail level, Panerai have a boutique. This is an eye-pleasing addition to the [...]

Corum chose to unveil their latest version of the Corum Admiral’s Cup Tides 48 at the prestigious Salon Belles Montres held in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris last weekend. Corum have a well established bond with the world of sailing, one which has seen the Admiral’s Cup evolve from the elegant Carré case-shape of [...]

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the “Friends of  Paris Opera”, Vacheron Constantin present a very special and unique piece, the Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Chagall & l’Opéra de Paris “Tribute to Famous Composers”.   Preservation of applied arts is an integral part of the philosophy at Vacheron Constantin, a commitment evident in the brand’s [...]

Cartier present a new limited edition watch to house their highly technical 9451 MC movement – the Calibre de Cartier Astrotourbillon Calibre 9451 MC.   At the SIHH 2010, Cartier unveiled the Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon featuring the Calibre 9451 MC, a movement which the brand had spent five years perfecting.   Whereas that piece, [...]

Stepan Sarpaneva presents a new DLC coated version of his stunning Konona K2 named KAMMOS in honour of the “Polar Night” during which the sun barely rises for more than 5o days in the most northernly parts of his native country Finland.   Finland  – the most sparsely populated country in the E.U.  and not [...]

  Girard Perregaux present a new model in the build up to the Salon Internationale de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2011 – the Girard Perregaux 1966 Small Seconds.  The latest model represents the 1966 Collection, which celebrates a time when the brand received recognition for their research and development of high frequency movements beautifully.   [...]

Maurice Lacroix release a new dial colour for their classical Pontos portfolio – the Maurice Lacroix Pontos Jours Date Blue Dial.   Blue – the official colour of the Conservative Party in the UK, the preferred colour of Corporate America, symbol of trust, loyalty and sincerity.  In F1 a waved blue flag tells the driver [...]

Greubel Forsey collected the L’Aiguille d’Or or “Golden Hand”, recognised to be the most prestigious of all the industry’s awards at the 2010 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève held tonight at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.  Their winning piece, the Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° Edition Historique is a superb piece of horological engineering, released [...]

TW Steel present a new piece in tribute to the legendary F1 and IndyCar racer – the TW Steel Emerson Fittipaldi Signature Edtion.  The watch forms part of the Grandeur Tech collection, boldly styled, technical and modern.  The brand have a strong involvement in Formula One as timing partner of the Renault F1 team and [...]